14/10/2026
A heartbreaking update: After filming this video, I was informed that both Stretchie and Stretchie Jr. had passed away.
The caretaker sent me videos of them extremely lethargic, but by the time I got Wi-Fi at the airport and could respond, it was already nighttime there and no 24-hour vets were available. He planned to take them the following day, but sadly, they had already passed away.
I later learned they may have been getting weaker for days beforehand, which I hadn’t been told. It’s hard not to wonder if things could have been different had I known sooner, but we still don’t know what caused their sudden decline. A virus is one possibility, but nothing has been confirmed.
I’ve arranged for them to be buried in my garden, so they’ll always be close to home. At least they’re no longer suffering. ❤️
This is why I try not to get too attached to these animals. It’s incredibly difficult watching them suffer, knowing how much they’ve already been through.
I’m taking on more responsibility than I can handle, but when you know that if you don’t help them, there might be no one else who will, it’s difficult to walk away.
I’d love to start something legitimate to help these animals, and I’ve been trying. But with limited funds, while rebuilding my own life, and in a country where so few people understand why I do this, it’s incredibly difficult to make anything happen.
I’ll be honest, it might sometimes seem like I’m not doing enough for these animals, but the reality is that I’ve been absolutely drained. Trying to help them while figuring out my own life has taken a much bigger toll on me than I’ve let on. It’s one of the main reasons I needed this trip.
Seeing them constantly struggle when I couldn’t fully help them was eating away at me. I needed distance, a different perspective on everything going on in my life, and time to clear my head.
I wasn’t expecting this to happen. Even after learning to manage my emotions with these animals, it’s incredibly difficult to lose animals you’ve spent months caring for and helping get better.
I wish things had turned out differently, but for now, I’m trying to find
